The Guelph Storm needed a little more than a minute of overtime to beat the Erie Otters 4-3 on Wednesday night and extend their winning streak to five games.
Liam Hawel fed Cedric Ralph on a two-on-one break to beat netminder Cole Ceci at 1:06 of the extra period in front of 2,000 fans at Erie Insurance Arena.
Isaac Ratcliffe, Zachary Roberts and Dmitri Samorukov also scored for Guelph.
It was goal number 46 on the season for Ratcliffe, who leads the Storm in that category and sits fifth in the Ontario Hockey League.
Nate Schnarr’s 60th assist puts him second in OHL behind Morgan Frost of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Anthony Popovich made 27 saves in the win.
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Samorukov’s appearance on the roster sheet was a bit of a surprise as he received 10 stitches and a possible broken nose after being checked Tuesday night in a 7-3 win over the London Knights.
Forward Keegan Stevenson was not in the lineup after sliding hard into the boards in London and dislocating his shoulder.
The team says Stevenson is likely out for the rest of the season.
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Guelph is back in action on Friday when they host the Windsor Spitfires at the Sleeman Centre.
Larry Mellott will have the call live on 1460 CJOY at 7:30 p.m.